Partner
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Oakland, California
Gregory Thomas is a partner at Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP who litigates complex cases in the following areas: government tort liability, civil rights, constitutional law, jail conditions of confinement, wrongful arrest, excessive force, wrongful death, and writs and appeals. He is admitted to practice before all the courts of the State of California, all United States District Courts in California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Greg has extensive experience in all phases of civil litigation from pre-litigation negotiations to pleadings, law and motion, discovery, alternative dispute resolution, jury trials to verdict, writs and appeals, and enforcement of judgments and settlements. During law school, Greg served as a Judicial Extern for Justice Patricia D. Benke, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One . He was also a member of the University of San Diego’s National Moot Court Team and Moot Court Executive Board. From 1997 to 2002, Greg served as an officer in the United States Navy aboard surface combatant ships actively deployed to areas ranging from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Japan. Temitayo (“Ope”) Peters is a partner in the firm’s Oakland office. A member of the firm’s Litigation, Public Law and Employment Law Practice Groups, Ope provides legal representation for counties, cities and other public entities. Prior to joining the firm, Ope worked in various legal capacities for several human rights-focused non-governmental agencies and foreign governments worldwide, and in Washington, D.C. for a lobbying firm. As a student at Pepperdine University School of Law, Ope earned certificates in International & Comparative Law and Dispute Resolution. She also participated in a mediation clinic where she facilitated the settlement of numerous small claims cases, was a member of the moot court board and spent two respective semesters studying in Washington, DC and London, England.
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Sunday, May 22, 2022
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